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If the Theatre J brass thought the kerfuffle over their firing of longtime artistic director Ari Roth would die down over the Christmas holiday, they were wrong.
If the Theater J brass thought the kerfuffle over their firing of longtime artistic director Ari Roth would die down over the Christmas holiday, they were wrong.
Playbill.com offers a look at the spring 2015 Broadway season, which includes Larry David's Broadway bow and the new musical adaptations of Dr. Zhivago and An American in Paris.
It was a year of hit plays and flop musicals; of movie musicals and television musicals; of star-packed productions; a year when Audra made history and Cafe Edison became history. The st…
Constellations, the new MTC play at the Friedman, began previews this week. The Jake Gyllenhaal starrer started out decently, playing to 87% capacity, if only collecting 48% of its possible …
Second Stage wants $58 million for Christmas.
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Erika Shannon, creator of "Don't Dodge the Dance Call," discusses the origins of the new online dance course designed to help aspiring triple-threats with their auditions.
It’s like Déjà vu all over again.
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
As was the case last year at this time, the big theatre story of the week was a television show.
Andrea Testani Gordon, a stage manager with several Broadway credits, died Nov. 30 following a battle with cancer. She was 46.
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Brian Macdonald, a Canadian choreographer who was a member of the Stratford Festival for 17 seasons, and played a role in the history of several ballet troupes, died Nov. 29 at his home in O…
Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper is hardly the first actor to take on the challenging role of John Merrick in The Elephant Man. From pop star David Bowie to "Star Wars" leading…
Well, this could be fun.
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Two shows that are already hits — at the box office, anyway — opened this week, just to see what the critics thought of them. As if it mattered.
Mike Nichols, who first as a performer, and then as a successful director of stage and film, cast a long shadow over Broadway and Hollywood for more than 50 years, died Nov. 19. The cause wa…
Mike Nichols, who first as a performer, and then as a successful director of stage and film, cast a long shadow over Broadway and Hollywood for more than 50 years, died Nov. 19. The cause wa…
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Actors, start growing your beards.
Once up a time, the Theatre District was chock full of industry hangouts, places where actors, producers, playwrights, directors, stagehands and sundry other stage types gathered to grab a q…
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.